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Tourist who traveled to Florida wins $1M lottery prize with ticket bought at Walmart
A Texas tourist who traveled to Florida this year ended up walking away from the Sunshine State with substantially more money in his bank account.The Florida Lottery announced that David Le, a Lone Star state native, recently won a $1 million prize.Le, who lives in Katy, Texas, was in Cape Coral when he purchased the winning ticket at a Walmart Supercenter, according to the May 2 statement.TEXAS FLIGHT ATTENDANT REVEALS BEST TRAVEL TIPS FOR STRESS-FREE SUMMER FLIGHTSCape Coral is a much-visited tourist destination with hundreds of miles of canals for boaters. It also offers proximity to the Gulf of America.Le's prize amounted to $1 million as part of the $1,000,00 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off Game.The two top prizes for the game are $1 million a year for life but Le won a one-time $1 million prize.The game offers 234 prizes of $1 million.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe chances of winning any prize are 1-in-4.50.The tourist's winnings were slightly diminished when he opted to accept the prize as a lump-sum payment."He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00," the Florida Lottery noted in its press release.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket."The Florida Lottery describes its scratch-off games as being "an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024."The lottery noted that "since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated more than $19.80 billion for the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF)."The announcement came weeks after a homeless man in California won $1 million through a lottery ticket purchased at a liquor store."I was so excited, even more than him," the liquor store's owner told the Los Angeles Times in April."Hes a good person. He deserves every penny. I was very excited it happened to a person who deserved it, and he actually needed it."
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